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    Effect of pooled tracheal sample testing on the probability of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae detection

    Tracheal pooling for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) DNA detection allows for decreased diagnostic cost, one of the main constraints in surveillance programs. The objectives of this study were to esti...

    Ana Paula Serafini Poeta Silva, Robert Mugabi, Marisa L. Rotolo in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    “Money comin' fast, we never gettin' sleep”: a qualitative investigation of how sleep is represented in Hip-Hop and rhythm and blues songs

    Black individuals in the United States (US) are at increased risk for short sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, poor sleep quality, and sleep apnea than are White individuals — disparities that stem from expos...

    Rebecca Robbins, Jay M. Iyer, Dominique Bocanegra, Lindsey Harr in Journal of Public Health (2024)

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    Infection prediction in swine populations with machine learning

    The pork industry is an essential part of the global food system, providing a significant source of protein for people around the world. A major factor restraining productivity and compromising animal wellbein...

    Avishai Halev, Beatriz Martínez-López, Maria Clavijo in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship

    The prevalence of sleep disturbances among prostate cancer (PCa) survivors, and extent of urologist involvement in sleep care are not well-studied.

    Fred Gong, Stacy Loeb, Katherine Siu, Akya Myrie in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2023)

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    A tool to enhance antimicrobial stewardship using similarity networks to identify antimicrobial resistance patterns across farms

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major challenges of the century and should be addressed with a One Health approach. This study aimed to develop a tool that can provide a better understanding of AM...

    Cecilia Aguilar-Vega, Caterina Scoglio, María J. Clavijo in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Growing pig incidence rate, control and prevention of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in a large pig production system in the United States

    In 2013, PEDV was introduced in the United States (U.S.) and rapidly spread across the country. Here we describe the occurrence of PEDV in the growing pig herd of one large U.S. production system through an ac...

    Mariana Kikuti, Donna Drebes, Rebecca Robbins, Luc Dufresne in Porcine Health Management (2022)

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    Knowledge, Attitudes, and Cultural Beliefs about Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease among Older Chinese Americans in New York City

    Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Related Dementias (ADRD) are a growing concern across the globe. Unfortunately, racial/ethnic minorities in the United States (U.S.), such as Chinese Americans, have lower ADRD kno...

    Rebecca Robbins, Stella Chong, Alice Liang in Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (2022)

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    Interns’ perspectives on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the medical school to residency transition

    The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions to medical school training and the transition to residency for new post-graduate year 1 resident-physicians (PGY1s). Therefore, the aim of this study was to unders...

    Ariel S. Winn, Matthew D. Weaver, Katherine A. O’Donnell in BMC Medical Education (2021)

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    Early public adherence with and support for stay-at-home COVID-19 mitigation strategies despite adverse life impact: a transnational cross-sectional survey study in the United States and Australia

    Governments worldwide recommended unprecedented measures to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As pressure mounted...

    Mark É. Czeisler, Mark E. Howard, Rebecca Robbins, Laura K. Barger in BMC Public Health (2021)

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    Benefits of Community-Based Approaches in Assessing and Addressing Sleep Health and Sleep-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risk: a Precision and Personalized Population Health Approach

    In this current review, we describe the benefits of community-based and “precision and personalized population health” (P3H) approaches to assessing and addressing sleep health problems and sleep-related cardi...

    Azizi A. Seixas, Jesse Moore, Alicia Chung, Rebecca Robbins in Current Hypertension Reports (2020)

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    Sleep Tracking: a Systematic Review of the Research Using Commercially Available Technology

    To systematically review the available research studies that characterize the benefits, uncertainty, or weaknesses of commercially available sleep-tracking technology.

    Rebecca Robbins, Azizi Seixas, Lillian Walton Masters in Current Sleep Medicine Reports (2019)

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    How Online Peer-to-Peer Conversation Shapes the Effects of a Message About Healthy Sleep

    Conversation about health messages and campaigns is common, and message-related conversations are increasingly recognized as a consequential factor in sha** message effects. The evidence base is limited, how...

    Rebecca Robbins, Jeff Niederdeppe in Prevention Science (2017)

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    Tailored approach to sleep health education (TASHE): study protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial

    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder that disproportionately affects African Americans (hereafter referred to as blacks). Moreover, blacks may underutilize sleep services including overnight polys...

    Natasha J. Williams, Rebecca Robbins, David Rapoport, John P. Allegrante in Trials (2016)

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    Clonal dynamics following p53 loss of heterozygosity in Kras-driven cancers

    Although it has become increasingly clear that cancers display extensive cellular heterogeneity, the spatial growth dynamics of genetically distinct clones within develo** solid tumours remain poorly underst...

    Mandar Deepak Muzumdar, Kimberly Judith Dorans in Nature Communications (2016)

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    Monitoring and Modeling of Syringodium filiforme (Manatee Grass) in Southern Indian River Lagoon

    Decreased salinity and submarine light associated with hurricanes of 2004–2005 impacted seagrass habitats in the Florida coastal zone. A combination of salinities ≤20 and light attenuation ≥1.5 m−1 resulting from...

    Christopher Buzzelli, Rebecca Robbins, Peter Doering, Zhiqiang Chen in Estuaries and Coasts (2012)